Dim sum is a unique existence, it is not as indispensable as a staple food, but it never lacks the leisure and beauty of life. It is a warm childhood memory for countless people, and it also enriches the souvenir of every trip. Although dim sum is small, it best represents the characteristics of a place.
From August to September, the public account "Qingpu Cultural Tourism" (Qingpu Cultural Tourism Bureau) successively launched the "Qingpu Small Dim Sum Gathering" collection and voting activity, which was actively participated by readers and received many warm memories related to dim sum. According to the results of readers' voting, the "Top Ten Dim Sum in Qingpu" was finally selected, which were vegetable stem cake, fresh meat roasted and sold, raw fried steamed buns, large meat dumplings, begonia cake, radish shredded cake, round balls, xiaolongbao, baked cakes, and oil dunzi.
These dim sum have accompanied the growth of countless Qingpu people, making people endlessly memorable, and now they have become a beautiful food business card in Qingpu.
Vegetable stem collapse cake
Fresh grass heads are selected for the vegetable stem cake, mixed with rice, glutinous rice flour, flour and brown sugar, the shell is crispy and fragrant, and the filling is soft and sweet, with a light grass head aroma. Native Qingpu people, always eat that once or twice a year, which is an indispensable sense of ritual to welcome spring.
Fresh meat is sold
Fresh meat roast is a famous noodle snack in Qingpu, the skin is thin and filled, shaped like a cup, the bottom is round, the waist is thin, the outer folds are like a blooming pomegranate flower, the dough appears crystal clear in the steaming mist, through the thin dough you can see the full meat filling inside, is one of the favorite breakfasts of many Qingpu people.
Raw fried steamed buns
Raw fried steamed buns have a history of more than 100 years in Shanghai, with crispy skin, rich juice, fragrant meat and delicate taste. With a light bite, the aroma of meat, oil, green onion, and sesame seeds will remain in the mouth for a long time.
Large meat dumplings
Qingpu Big Meat Dumpling has a long history, unique taste, and is tied with straw around the body, with distinctive Jiangnan characteristics. Among them, Zhujiajiao's grandma dumplings are even more famous in the zongzi world.
Begonia cake
Begonia cake began in the Qing Dynasty, because the cake resembles begonia flowers and was named Begonia Cake, with a red color and a sweet and fluffy taste. The skin of the freshly baked begonia cake is crispy, and the sweet aroma of caramel immediately fills your mouth while you bite into the hot pot, and then you can taste the aroma of the dough cake and the sweetness of red beans, and the rich taste.
Shredded radish cake
Shredded radish cake is made of wheat flour, shredded radish and eggs, with a yellowish color, crispy and fragrant, and is a traditional street food that is loved by Qingpu people.
Round reunion
"When the new year arrives, do the reunion, reunite for the big year", the Spring Festival is approaching, making and eating the reunion is the New Year custom of the Kanazawa farmer family, and the tradition of making "round tuan" on the twenty-fourth day of the lunar month has left the New Year customs in the cuisine and engraved the taste of the year into the memory.
Xiaolongbao
Xiaolongbao first appeared in the area of Changzhou Fu, Jiangsu Province during the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty, and its inheritance has not been broken for thousands of years, and it has been innovated and carried forward in various places. Qingpu's xiaolong is a must, with thin skin and marinated feet, delicious and delicious, which is deeply loved by the audience.
Baked cakes
Qingpu people eat baked cakes every New Year's Festival, which not only means the rise of "cakes" every year, but also the memory of the taste of the year passed down from generation to generation by Qingpu people. Today, many villagers still retain the old traditions and tastes of homemade cakes. Important days such as festivals and weddings are indispensable occasions for baked cakes.
Oil piers
Oily dunzi is a popular snack on the street stalls in Shanghai, fried and eaten, crispy and delicious, yellow-brown in appearance, crispy and fragrant, full of color and fragrance, and endless aftertaste.
Author: Zhao Lirong
Editor: Wang Bailing